Limousin Announce Producer of the Year
US - A dedication to learning, improvement and good animal husbandry helped earn the North American Limousin Foundation (NALF) Commercial Producer of the Year award for Tim and Delarie Kessler of Kessler Livestock, Leola, S.D.
9 February 2009
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The enterprise topped a field of five nominees that also included Gerald and Jason Mootz, Dubuque, Iowa; English Family Farms, Bernard, Iowa; Eastview Cattle Colorado, Balaton, Minnesota; and Jim Hager, Velva, North Dakota.
Kent Andersen, Ph.D., NALF executive vice president, presented the award Jan. 14 during the Limousin pen and carload shows at the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colorado.
“The Kesslers exemplify what can be achieved with hard work, good management and smart use of performance information when making selection decisions,” Andersen said. “NALF is pleased to recognize their progressive use of Limousin genetics.”
Twelve years after first incorporating the breed into their herd, the Kesslers now manage about 450 commercial cows. They have used performance records to select bulls that entire time and to cull cows for the last nine years. Individual identification of their cows and calves allows them to track birth and yearling weights. It also allows them to maintain complete health records.
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